Gaming PCs Thread...time for a sticky / running thread?

[The Nur]

I would go 2600x and 16gb of 3200. No idea on the graphics card though.

[2fast748]

LeadFarmer said:

Looking at buying this deal, but would appreciate some help with choosing the upgrades please..

https://www.awd-it.co.uk/awd-stronghold-2600-six-c...

Im wanting to have 1440 resolution gaming and be able to play the latest game releases. Most of the options are within my budget, but I don't want useless overkill. I'd rather put that money into a monitor.

Which of the following options would you choose?


Motherboard





CPU
Ryzen 5 2600?




RAM
16GB Vengeance 3000 or 3200?




Graphics card - I believe i need Vega 56 for 1440 gaming, but which one?





WIFI

Edited by LeadFarmer on Tuesday 19th February 20:01

I'm looking at something similar but thinking of a 450 M/B as it gives a few better features (StoreMI), I'm inclined to believe 2600X isn't worth the extra and Vega 56 can be had for great VFM if you buy the right card. Also 3000MHz RAM seems to be a good match for Ryzen CPUs as noted above.

[LeadFarmer]

Purchased this today...




Case: KoLink Horizon RGB
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450-PLUS
Ryzen CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.9GHz Six Core
Graphics Card: MSI RX VEGA 56 AIR BOOST 8GB
RAM: Corsair 16GB Vengeance (2x8GB) 3000Mhz DDR4
Primary Hard Drive: 240GB SSD Solid State Drive
Secondary Hard Drive: Seagate 2TB Barracuda Drive
Operating System: None
Wifi: None

£808.25

Edited by LeadFarmer on Monday 11th March 16:22

[Guvernator]

Ooh that's a fancy case!

Looks like a decent price too although I have totally lost track of AMD's developments so have no idea how those components fair compared to Intel\Nvidia equivalents.

It used to be you could get similar or sometimes even better performance for less money with AMD, not sure if that's still the case?

[LeadFarmer]

Guvernator said:

Ooh that's a fancy case!

Looks like a decent price too....

It seems as cheap as buying the components separately and doing a DIY build.

[LeadFarmer]

Ordered the AOC Q3279VWFD8 32" 1440P IPS monitor for £192 which arrives tomorrow...


https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07CG41Y8Z/ref...

[LeadFarmer]

New gaming PC arrived today for my lad, first one we have ever owned. Just managed to set it up and install Windows 10, eventually.

[klunkT5]

Ditch that Power supply mate if you want peace of mind, Kolink are cr@p, Allegedly 600 watt with 450 watt max power?

Edited by klunkT5 on Saturday 20th April 20:13

[wst]

Check in the BIOS/EFI (whatever modern stuff uses) to make sure the RAM is working at its rated speed (3000Mhz) instead of the default which is something like 2400Mhz. Some system builders don't configure that correctly for whatever reason, and Ryzen CPU's really gain a lot from faster RAM.

Decent specs for the price, though I am curious how good the cooling is (especially at any given volume), as I can't see much space for air to get into those front fans?

[LeadFarmer]

klunkT5 said:

Ditch that Power supply mate if you want peace of mind, Kolink are cr@p, Allegedly 600 watt with 450 watt max power?

Any recommendations please? Do they all fit, or would I need one specific to the motherboard?

[smithyithy]

LeadFarmer said:

Any recommendations please? Do they all fit, or would I need one specific to the motherboard?

A PSU is a PSU in terms of compatibility, the main difference when shopping for them is power, obviously (you can check the required wattage of your system by putting the parts into a list on somewhere like PCPartPicker,); and whether it's modular or not (meaning all the cables are removable, or fixed in place - removable makes it much easier to fit into tight cases and do neat wiring).

SeaSonic are a top brand, Corsair and EVGA are good too. Each PSU has a rating (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum(?)), so obviously aim for the best you can get for the budget, I'd want at least Gold rating for peace of mind

[klunkT5]

^^^^^^ Good advice, Superflower, Seasonic, EVGA are considered some of the best, Ive seen some Antec ones recommended aswell, Corsair ive read some criticism of their cheaper models but their premium ones are supposed to be good, Warranty can be a fair indicator of quality aswell, Ive just bought an EVGA 850W PSU which is a rebranded Superflower and comes with a 10 year warranty, HTH.

Edited by klunkT5 on Tuesday 23 April 20:56

[westtra]

Well after months of procrastination have finally ended up buying everything today.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/RKy9V6

Already have an decent ssd to recycle as a boot drive out of my old laptop.

Will most likely have a few questions going forward.

[Jinx]

westtra said:

Well after months of procrastination have finally ended up buying everything today.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/RKy9V6

Already have an decent ssd to recycle as a boot drive out of my old laptop.

Will most likely have a few questions going forward.

Nice - is the SSD an M.2 as that motherboard supports one? If not I would probably add an m.2 drive - just makes things a little snapier than a sata SSD.

[westtra]

No not a m.2. Thats on the list for future upgrades.

Its a samsung 860 evo so will do for now to save a few quid as once i bought keyboard and mouse and couple other things the credit card was getting a bit hot.

[Jinx]

westtra said:

No not a m.2. Thats on the list for future upgrades.

Its a samsung 860 evo so will do for now to save a few quid as once i bought keyboard and mouse and couple other things the credit card was getting a bit hot.

Understandable - they seem to keep getting a lot cheaper at the moment anyway, so the loger you leave it the more capacity you'll get for your money.

[westtra]

anonymous said:

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For the one I want £70 ish. But can get them for £30 for a 120gb one.

[RobDickinson]

Looking forward to getting a new machine. Waiting for Zen2/ryzen 3, prob the 3700x cpu.

Actually tempted to get a pre built something along the lines of this (with more ram/ssd)

https://www.computerlounge.co.nz/shop/ready-to-shi...

[RobDickinson]

My 2011 pc is a touch unstable now crashed 3 times Sunday.

Cbf tearing it down trying to fix, it's ran 50 percent over clocked for 8 years lol.

Need a decent pc for photo processing etc anyhow.

[westtra]

Well its built today and booted after a bit of trouble shooting.

Took a minute to get past the WTF is wrong then remember to check the mobo lights and needed to reseat the ram.

Have an m.2 drive getting delivered today/tomorrow so going to leave it till that arrives to do a fresh windows install then download and install software/games etc.